# [Mediah] [Crossroad] For Altinova

**Quest No Raw**: 87037
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21501
**Entry (questId)**: 1

## Giver Label

_Neruda Shen_

## Objective

The Black Spirit appeared suddenly, warning that all may not be as it seems and that there are two sides to every story. Return to Altinova and speak with Neruda Shen to determine whether rumors of his collaboration with the Barbarians is true.

※ You have reached a quest crossroad.
※ If you feel you cannot trust Neruda Shen, you can decline the quest and go to Sarma Anin. If you trust Neruda Shen, you can accept the quest from the Black Spirit and go back to Neruda Shen.

_Find Neruda Shen;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Recover 5 Energy](/item/544.md)
- **Quest Reward** — [Footsteps of Wind](/item/40652.md)


## Summary

Did you visit the Abandoned Iron Mine?
It pains me to hear of the villager's plight.
Sirare's prophecy is inciting the Barbarians to rebel.
I am doing all I can to help the villagers, but I fear it is not enough.

## Contacts
- **Turn-in** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md) — _Mediah Merchants Union Chairman_

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Branching Choices

- [[Mediah] Until We Meet Again](/quest/86940.md)
- [[Mediah] Black Stone Sought By Barbarians](/quest/414619.md)
- [[Mediah] Apocalyptic Prophecy](/quest/938915.md)


### Earlier Steps

- [[Mediah] Black Stone Sought By Barbarians](/quest/414619.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- **Current:** Entry #1 — [[Mediah] [Crossroad] For Altinova](/quest/87037.md) — The Black Spirit appeared suddenly, warning that all may not be as it seems and that there are two sides to ev...
- Entry #2 — [[Mediah] Neruda Shen's Plan](/quest/152573.md) — Neruda Shen said that he and the Merchant Guild are doing what they can for Mediah. Talk to the Barbarians emp...
- Entry #3 — [[Mediah] Uncontrollable Barbarians](/quest/218109.md) — The Barbarians are claiming to be doing this for the greater good of Mediah and using their own sense of value...
- Entry #4 — [[Mediah] Workers of the Shen Merchant Guild](/quest/283645.md) — Neruda Shen feels partly to blame for the current Barbarian disputes and asked you to become a member of the S...
- Entry #5 — [[Mediah] News from the Crow Merchant Guild](/quest/349181.md) — Lucy Benkum congratulates you on your admission into the Shen Merchant Guild and advised you to seek out Ramlo...
- Entry #6 — [[Mediah] The Valencian Magnate](/quest/414717.md) — Ramlo of Crow Merchant Guild said an important figure from Valencia who is currently visiting Altinova may be ...
- Entry #7 — [[Mediah] The Meaning of Justice](/quest/480253.md) — The magnate introduced himself as Shakatu of Valencia. Talk to Shakatu and see if he is interested in providin...
- Entry #8 — [[Mediah] Negotiation](/quest/545789.md) — Shakatu may have refused your offer because of the way you proposed the deal. Talk to Neruda Shen's messenger,...